How this film scores
$119m worldwide in 1991 — $289m in today's money.
As released$119mIn 2026 money$289mRank1,154 of 8,589In 199114 of 146
How Draw works
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 71, awards 23. Half each, so Praise lands at 74.
Critics71 → 35Awards23 → 12
How Praise works
Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.
Judged directly: Towanda; enduring with a generation.
Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.7 from 90kWikipedia62k views a monthAge35 years
If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.
How Legacy works
Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.
How the three become one number
Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.
In these careers — elevation for this film
No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary-Louise Parker, Mary Stuart Masterson.